Public Broadcasting Mobilizes Against Romney

Accuracy in Media As Mitt Romney says, it doesn’t make sense to borrow money from China to pay for public TV or radio. But terminating the funding is easier said than done. The reason: there are more than 900 local public radio stations and more than 350 local public television stations which receive support from the taxpayer-financed Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and lobby for the money. These … [Read more...]

Romney Wants to End Federal Funding of Public TV

Accuracy in Media In remarks certain not to endear him to the liberal media, Mitt Romney has told CBS News that federal subsidies for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) have to end. AIM has argued for years that the taxpayers should not be forced to underwrite the liberal programming on public television. The headline, “Romney: I’d cut PBS, Obamacare, arts subsidies,” is running over a Romney interview … [Read more...]